(BUSINESS WORLD) SENATOR Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada filed a resolution to commend and congratulate the men’s national basketball team for regaining the gold medal in the recent 32nd Southeast Asian Games in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. The Philippines became champion again after losing the gold medal to Indonesia last year in Hanoi. Before that loss in Vietnam,…
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(INQUIRER) Na-cite for contempt ng Senate Committee on Public Order and Dangerous Drugs ang limang pulis kaugnay sa imbestigasyon sa 990 kilos na shabu na nasabat sa Maynila noong nakaraang Oktubre. Ang lima ay sina Police Master Sgt. Carlo Bayeta, Patrolman Hasan Kalaw, Patrolman Dennis Carolina, Patrolman Rommar Bugarin at Patrolman Hustin Peter Gular. Ang…
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(MANILA BULLETIN) Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada on Monday, May 22 called on his colleagues in the Senate to give their “unwavering support” to the full development of the Pag-asa Island. In a privilege speech at the Senate, Estrada recalled his visit to the island last May 18, where he observed the current situation of the…
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(INQUIRER) MANILA, Philippines — Senator Jinggoy Estrada on Monday called on his fellow lawmakers to uplift the living conditions of Filipinos in Pag-asa Island by ensuring their unimpeded access to necessities and government services. Estrada recalled his visit to the island last Thursday, May 18, where he observed that communities in the area have been…
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(GMA NEWS) Senator Jinggoy Estrada on Monday brought before the Senate plenary the dire situation of residents living in Pag-asa Island and appealed for better government services for the people in the remote area. The lawmaker delivered a privilege speech after he visited Pag-asa Island last Thursday as part of his duties as the chairman…
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(MALAYA) A wage increase is a sure threat against efforts to invite more investors, according to business groups. In a May 17, 2023 letter to Sen. Jinggoy Estrada, heads of the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Federation of Filipino- Chinese Chambers of Commerce and Industry, Employers Confederation of the Philippines, IT & Business Process Associationof the Philippines,…
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(INQUIRER) MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Jinggoy Estrada on Sunday said the Armed Forces of the Philippines was supportive of the proposal to collect contributions from military and other uniformed personnel (MUP) for their pension fund, which President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. warned would soon be depleted. This signals a breakthrough in the tricky issue of reforming…
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(MANILA BULLETIN) The chairman of the Senate National Defense Committee on Saturday, May 20, asked his colleagues in the 24-member Senate as well as other government officials to visit the Pag-asa island chain in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) to see its dilapidated buildings hit by storm “Odette” one and one half years ago. Senator…
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(ANC) Jinggoy vows more funds for vital WPS military outpost | ANC
(POLITIKO) Estrada filed Senate Bill No. 2148, titled “An Act Creating a VAT Refund Mechanism for Non-Resident Tourists, adding for the purpose a new Section 112-A to the National Internal Revenue Code of 1997, as amended.” Under the bill, tourists can get a VAT refund on goods amounting at least P3,000 purchased from authorized retailers…
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